Findwork vs The Colony
Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.
Findwork vs The Colony: common questions
Which is more reliable, Findwork or The Colony?
Both are neck-and-neck — Findwork and The Colony each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.
Which is faster, Findwork or The Colony?
Findwork has the lower median latency in our checks — Findwork responds in 481 ms versus The Colony at 567 ms (P50). Tail latency (P95) is in the table above; for most workloads the median is the number that shapes how the API feels.
Do Findwork and The Colony need an API key?
Both ask you to authenticate — Findwork uses an API key and The Colony uses an API key. Each key is free to obtain; the Auth and Card-required rows above spell out the signup terms.
Can I call Findwork and The Colony from the browser?
Neither sends browser-friendly CORS headers reliably, so call Findwork and The Colony from a server or proxy rather than client-side. The CORS and HTTPS rows above show exactly what we detected for each.
Are Findwork and The Colony free for commercial use?
Findwork has unclear commercial terms, and The Colony has unclear commercial terms. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.